Apple Begins Shipping American-Made AI Servers From New Houston Facility

Apple has begun building and shipping American-made artificial intelligence servers from its new Houston facility, marking a significant step in the company's push to onshore more of its manufacturing. The new servers are already operating ahead of their original 2026 schedule, answering President Donald Trump's call to bring more production back to the United States.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Apple's Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan confirmed the news. "We're thrilled to be shipping American-made advanced servers from our Houston facility," he said. "As part of our $600 billion commitment to the United States, these servers will be installed in our data centers and play a key role in powering Apple Intelligence with Private Cloud Compute." Khan added that Apple accelerated the work to get the plant running ahead of schedule and plans to expand it next year.

The move is part of the American Manufacturing Program Apple announced in August, which increased the company's total U.S. investment commitment to $600 billion over four years. While the new servers are not a consumer product, they are the foundation of Apple's Private Cloud Compute system, handling complex AI tasks for millions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac users.


The ramp-up comes amid ongoing pressure from the White House. President Trump has reportedly made a direct appeal to CEO Tim Cook to "go big" on American jobs and has previously threatened tariffs on products not made in the U.S. A White House official told Fox News Digital, "The President likes things getting done ahead of schedule, so it's good to see Apple quickly responding to his call to bring American jobs back to our country."

The new 250,000-square-foot Houston facility is designed to be highly energy-efficient and will run on 100 percent renewable energy. Apple is also partnering with Houston City College to recruit local talent. The server production joins other recent domestic manufacturing initiatives, including an investment to bring all iPhone glass manufacturing to Kentucky and the launch of the Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit.

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